The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-06

had figure of red rosebuds and green
leaves. 1t was medium deoollette, trimmed
literally with lace and had full lace sleeves
to the elbows. Several rows of coral
beads adorned her shapely neck, and a
brilliant diamond glittered at her throat.
A score of leading society ladies, beauti-
full in face and figure, and richly clad, as
sisted her. The police arrangements in
side the hotel were excellent, and the line
moved past the president freely, but out
side scene was to be witnessed the oddity
of which it would be hard to over-state.
The street was narrow, and through it
ran a double track of street railway. An
attempt was made to keep the thousands
of waiting visitors in line six or eight
abreast, but every half minute this was
broken by the passage of cars. These
masses, forcing hundreds out of their
places. Behind each car a crowd fol-
lowed and took the abandoned place in
the line. The next car pushed many of
these forward to the hotel, with the natural
result of crowding an equal number
on the, line in front. There was
liberal sprinkling of ladies in the mass,
and strong admixture of countrymen of
pure western type, who came long dis
tances to see the president. They surged
and struggled, and scolded, and did
everything but fight.
The president received, as he always
does. He has become very expert in the
discharge of his large part of the work,
and manages to greatly facilitate the
passage of the line, inspired apparently
only by desire to give the coveted op-
portunity to as great number as posi-
BILE. If he ever gets fatigued his appear
ance fails to give evidence of tho
fact. Submitting as he does good
naturedly to the familiar, often bolster
ous, salutes of the many who approach
him, he takes the liberty, sometimes, to
give the loiterer, with grasp of his hand,
a sturdy pull in the direction he ought to
move, and often with half-dozen words
manages TO answer the kind greetings Of
as many callers.
Mrs. Cleveland stood to the left and a
little in the rear of her husband, and dur
ing great part of the three hours recep-
tion acknowledged the greetings of her
visitors with smile and bow, but with
out taking their hands.
When the doors closed the crowd of
disappointed ones in waiting numbered
many thousands.
ST. LOUIS, October fair weather,
light northerly winds veering to easterly,
cool stationary temperature, cleveland
weather." In short professions, with
brass bands, glee clubs we're still passing
the presidents windows at midnight last
night, and professions and brass bands
were moving aimlessly up and down before
the hotel before breakfast this morning
The president and Mrs. Cleveland, despite
the continuous round of Star Spangled
hospitality which they have experienced,
are in excellent health and spirits. The
towns and cities all along the line of
travel at which it is proposed to make
stops have sent kilograms to Colonel
Lamont asking that more time be given,
and places not on the list are urging that
visit be paid them. In every case so
far, the reply has been sent to the effect
that it will be impossible to make any
change in the programme.
RIDING AROUND TOWN.
At 9oclock the president was met at the
hotel by the committee and escorted to the
court house under the protection of a
for two hours was the reception of the
Commercial Travellers association, of St.
Louis, and such other citizens as could
find an opportunity to make their way to
him; in other words, it was strictly pub
lie reception. The rotunda of the court
house was handsomely decorated with
evergreens and bunting, and on the steps
Of richly curtained pagoda the president
took the hand of each man as they
passed. About five hundred travelling
men had returned to the city for
the occasion, and passed by in single file.
Following them was the crowd, and hand
shaking continued until 1880. The
shakers had all sorts of grips, and it was
often necessary for the president to twist
his hand from the hearty grasp. One old
lady became so enthusiastic that she at
tempted to kiss the president but he de-
clined, and she was moved down the line
bewildered.
The reception over, the president hur-
ried to his carriage through a side en-
trance, and was driven to an excursion
boat, the City of Baton Rouge, lying at
the foot of Chestnut street. At the same
time Mrs. Cleveland left the Lindell hotel,
and was aboard the boat a few minutes
later than the president, and the vessel
steamed down the river for trip to JEFF
| ferson barracks.
The saloon of the vessel was handsomely
adorned with flowers. The United States
Arsenal band was in attendance. There
were between three and four hundred in
vited guests on board, besides members
of the Iroquois club of Chicago, and a
number of prominent Grand Army men.
The trip was gotten up as relief for the
president and Mrs. Cleveland from the
almost constant round of receptions and
other more or less exacting festivities
ashore, and in this regard was decided
success. The boat ran down stream eight
miles, turned around and reached the
landing again at half past twelve. An
artillery salute greeted the return to the
city, while tugs, steamers and locomotives
on both shores did their best with steam
whistles to make the trip interesting, and
they succeeded. At the turning point are
located the immense rolling mills, which
also form the focus of series of railroad
tracks. Moreover, there were at this time
several steam vessels at the wharf. AS the
presidents boat approached, an idle loco
motive gave peculiar whistle in imita-
ton of growing cock, and the
tug on the river responded in kind
A locomotive on the other side caught the
CRY and two or three others re-echoed it,
and then the steamers at the landing.